But it was so unhelpful, that it was probably the cause of my marriage becoming a failure, which mistake, my novel, is seeking to correct.

I’m sure you could write a book about what you have learnt about marriage that would help other people avoid the mistakes you made, too, (if you made any, that is).

That's what I mean, George. You can learn all the theory you like, but it's very different when you put it into practice. I could bore my children rigid with tales of what they should and shouldn't do, but it would only serve to confuse them. They need to go out there and experience stuff for themselves, and make their own minds up.

Of course I made mistakes. However, I never got to rectify them. And even then, that comes across as idealistic, but it is how it is.